For the thousands of times I have sped up High Street past Little Tap House, dismissing it as merely a bar, a thousand apologies. How could I have known that this unassuming corner was so much more? Of course, Little … Continue reading
Driving into Ogunquit in October is like entering the world’s most scenic fun house. Lawns and storefronts display elaborate Halloween tableaux and autumnal decorations. Yet, the broad beach still pulls you in with a brief moment of hope that maybe … Continue reading
MK Kitchen is a labor of love—the love of family and the love of excellent food. Chef Mitch Kaldrovich and his wife Lisa, co-owners of MK Kitchen, met when both worked in California, but they knew they would someday return … Continue reading
Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff On my first 48HRS assignment I meet my travel companion, my mom, in Portland and we excitedly venture south. I moved from Manhattan home to Maine one month ago, … Continue reading
Photographs + stories by Maine + Maine Home+Design magazine staff Growing up, my family took off to Prince Edward Island, Canada, every summer for our one-week, back-to-the-land camping trip. We would pack up the van the night before, not sleep a … Continue reading
The Piscataqua River cuts through the land along the border of New Hampshire and Maine, and empties into the Atlantic between Kittery and Portsmouth. In the past, to enter into Maine from New Hampshire, travelers traversed the river via the … Continue reading
On a winter night in Portland, Charles Dickens read A Christmas Carol to a crowd at Portland’s city hall. In Blue Hill, the community lined up in the evenings to watch shows in the upstairs of the town hall. At … Continue reading
Roxi Suger is a fashion designer and creator of the eco-friendly Angelrox line, which is manufactured in a converted Biddeford textile mill. Raised in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Suger attended the University of Alabama, and honed her skills in New York, … Continue reading
Real Diner Food: Upgraded, Improved and Irresistible Back when the mill towns of Maine were bustling places staffed around the clock, hungry employees needed to be fed at all times of day. Diners were the original transportable lunch wagons and the … Continue reading
Late afternoon light fills the big picture windows of the Corner Room. The low light is almost like a signal, the start of happy hour. Chef de Cuisine Greg Wilson and other kitchen staff set out plates of snacks on … Continue reading
